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The Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" mark the start of the hurricane season on June 1 by flying a disturbance currently in the Caribbean. The squadron is scheduled to fly at low levels in the disturbance on June 2. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, the only operational hurricane reconnaissance squadron in the world, started early this year when they flew Subtropical Storm Andrea in early May. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration predicts 13 to 17 named storms with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes. This season, the state-of-the-art WC-130J will be equipped with the Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometer, which continuously measures surface winds and rainfall rates occurring below the aircraft. The data collected by the Hurricane Hunters increase the accuracy of the National Hurricane Center Forecast up to 30 percent. (Air Force Photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Pritchett)




The Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" mark the start of the hurricane season on June 1 by flying a disturbance currently in the Caribbean. The squadron is scheduled to fly at low levels in the disturbance on June 2. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, the only operational hurricane reconnaissance squadron in the world, started early this year when they flew Subtropical Storm Andrea in early May. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration predicts 13 to 17 named storms with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes. This season, the state-of-the-art WC-130J will be equipped with the Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometer, which continuously measures surface winds and rainfall rates occurring below the aircraft. The data collected by the Hurricane Hunters increase the accuracy of the National Hurricane Center Forecast up to 30 percent. (Air Force Photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Pritchett)

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Tech. Sgt. Nathan Martinez, 302nd Operations Group SERE specialist, reviews map reading with members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron during the land survival portion of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape refresher training in the woods of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 9, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Tech. Sgt. Nathan Martinez, 302nd Operations Group SERE specialist, shows the members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron how to find truth north using a compass and map during the land survival portion of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) refresher training in the woods of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 9,2017. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron follow Technical Sgt. Karen Moore, 53rd WRS loadmaster, who leads the way using a compass during the land survival portion of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) refresher training in the woods of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 9,2017. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, conducts an inspection of the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Jordan is responsible for making sure that the equipment and personnel are loaded accurately to ensure the safety of the aircraft and the crew. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, conducts an inspection of the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Jordan is responsible for making sure that the equipment and personnel are loaded accurately to ensure the safety of the aircraft and the crew. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, conducts an inspection of the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Jordan is responsible for making sure that the equipment and personnel are loaded accurately to ensure the safety of the aircraft and the crew. (U.S. Air Force photo//Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance loadmaster, directs a forklift operator to load cargo onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, May 1, 2017. The cargo is for the annual St. Croix
Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Bret Christofferson, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, work together to load cargo onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, May 1, 2017 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The cargo is for the annual St. Croix
Staff Sgt. Nathan Calloway, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Bret Christofferson, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, manually move an RD-10 generator in place to be loaded onto the WC-130J, May 1, 2017 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The cargo is for the annual St. Croix
Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center, Dr. Rick Knabb, director and Lixion Avila, senior hurricane specialist, talk about hurricane readiness during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour in Mérida,Yucatan, Mexico April 15, 2017. Attendees included the Governor of Yucatan, Rolando Zapata Bello, and more than thirteen-thousand local schools and residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)
More than thirteen-thousand residents tour a WC-130J Super Hercules Aircraft in Mérida, Mexico during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour April 15, 2017. The event was hosted by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in order to help people prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)
Students from a local school, Ignacio Lopez Rayon, attend the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour in Mérida, Mexico April 15, 2017. The students were dressed in traditional Mayan outfits and sung a native song to members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who hosted the event.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)